Blazenlotus said:
The cars are styled by a common styling studio. For example, compare the rear 3/4 view of a 2010 Camaro and a Cadillac CTS. The C-pillars and trunk lid look very similar, including the dip in the middle of the trunklid.
cadilac G-Body?
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The cars are styled by a common styling studio. For example, compare the rear 3/4 view of a 2010 Camaro and a Cadillac CTS. The C-pillars and trunk lid look very similar, including the dip in the middle of the trunklid.
why did they name they bodies and what do the letters mean....all i know is G-body is the way to go lol
It's just a letter designation between the GM brands so that you can identify the car. Easier to do the service manuals too instead of having separate manuals per the car. It's just the way GM has been since forever
This is to my knowledge of the carshoundin101 said:
X body 80's skylark, citation, phoenix, omega
f body camaro, firebird
g body we all know here. 😛 regal, cutlass, monte carlo/malibu/el camino/caballero, grand prix
a body early to mid 60's to early 70's skylark, cutlass, malibu/chevelle/el camino/sprint, grand prix
I don't know caddy's but that one in the video looks alot like a 4 door early 80's regal with a caddy front end.
87REGALPRO said:
Then let's expand your knowledge:
Here's a primer on GM car line nomenclature (note this list is about 10 years old and GM has changed the nomenclature since then, but it covers most of the cars of interest to this forum):
GM Passenger Vehicles:
A - 64-81: RWD Cutlass/Skylark/Chevelle/LeMans/Malibu/Regal/Special
82-96: FWD Ciera/Century/Celebrity/6000
A Special - 69-81: RWD Coupe Monte Carlo/Grand Prix
B - 62-96: RWD Delta 88/LeSabre/Caprice/Bonneville/Roadmaster/
Parisienne/Catalina/Impala,etc
92-96: Buick Roadmaster
94-96: Impala SS
The B-body has always been RWD, and ceased to be produced around December 14th, 1996. The B body Bonneville was discontinued in 1981 and then brought back as the Parisienne in about '84. 1985 marked the last year for Olds and Buick RWD B-cars, and the new for '86 FWD models were built on the 'H' platform, which closely resembled the FWD 'C' cars. B-body wagons continued past '85; Pontiac was the first to be discontinued ('90??), followed by Olds ('92), then Chevy and Buick early in 1996.
C - 83-Dn: RWD 98/Electra 225
84-Up: FWD 98/Park Ave
D - Dn-96: RWD Fleetwood/Sedan DeVille/Limo
85-96: RWD Cadillac
When the 'C' cars went FWD in '85, the rear drive Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham (renamed only Brougham from '87 -'92) continued to be produced, and became the D-body.
E - 64-94: Toronado/Eldorado/Riviera
F - 67-up: Camaro/Firebird
G - 82-88: RWD Sedan Cutlass/Regal/Malibu/Bonneville
95-up: FWD Aurora/Riviera
G Special - 82-88: RWD Coupe Cutlass/Regal/Monte Carlo/Grand Prix
I'm sure many Canadians would associate the '80s use of the Bonneville nameplate with the 'G' platform (4-dr), while 'Parisienne' would grace the Canadian B-body conterparts. The G body was renamed the Bonneville instead of the LeMans in 1981.
There are some contemporary magazine articles (Motor Trend, for example) that actually use the G-body designation to describe the Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, and Cutlass Supreme as early as 1970. It would also make sense chronologically, since that would have been between the F-body, first used in 1967, and the H-body, first used in 1971.
Note that while the 78-88 intermediates are all referred to as "G-bodies", the G-body designation was not formally used until the FWD A-body cars were released for the 1982 model year.
H - 71-77: Vega
H Special (HS body) - 75-80: RWD Starfire/Skyhawk/Sunbird/Monza
(also called H07)
85-Up: FWD Bonneville/Delta 88/LeSabre
Pontiac introduced their FWD H-body, the Bonneville, in 1987.
J - 81-Up: FWD Firenza/Skyhawk/Sunbird/Cavalier/Sunfire/Cimarron
K - 75-79 RWD Seville
80-Up: FWD Seville
K Special - 84-Up: FWD Deville/Concours
When this small Cadillac was introduced in 1975.5, it was based on the Nova's X-body platform, but GM made so many changes to the 'X' chassis that they gave the Seville a K-body designation (GM's K-car !). The 'K' platform remained a separate entity until about 1991. If I remember correctly, it was amalgamated with the 'C' cars in '92. The K-cars had much in common with '80 and up E-cars.
L - 87-96: FWD Corsica/Berretta
M - 85-Up: FWD Chevy Sprint/Geo Metro
N - 85-Up: FWD Calais/Somerset-Skylark/Grand Am
P - 84-88: Fiero
97-Up: Electric - EV1
P-90 - 97-Up: FWD Malibu/Cutlass
R - Geo Spectrum/Storm
S - 84-Up: Chevy Nova/Geo Prizm
T - 74-85: RWD Chevette/T-1000
U - Lumina APV/Silhouette/Transport
V - 87-93: Allante
97-Up: RWD Cadillac Catera
W - 88-97/98: FWD (GM-10) Cutlass Supreme/Regal/Grand Prix/Lumina
97/98-Up: FWD (MS-2000) Intrigue/Monte Carlo/Grand Prix/Century/Regal/Impala
X - 62-79: RWD Nova/Omega/Ventura/Apollo/Phoenix
74: GTO
75-79: F-85, Skylark
80-85: FWD Omega/Skylark/Phoenix/Citation
Y - 53-Up: Corvette
Z - 58-69: Corvair
90-Up: Saturn
GM Trucks:
C - All: Full Size 2WD Pickup
Dn-87: 2WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab
92-Up: 2WD Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban/Crew Cab
G - All: Full Size Van
K - All: Full Size 4WD Pickup, including Blazer/Suburban/Crew Cab except 88-91
Dn-87: 4WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab
92-Up: 4WD Tahoe/Yukon/Suburban/Crew Cab
L - 91-Up: AWD Astro/Safari
M - 85-Up: 2WD Astro/Safari
P - Delivery Van
R - 88-91: 2WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab (old-style body)
S - 82-94: 2WD S-10 Pickup/S-15 Pickup/S-10 Blazer/S-15 Jimmy
95-Up: 2WD S-10 Pickup/Sonoma/Blazer/Jimmy
T - 82-94: 4WD S-10 Pickup/S-15 Pickup/S-10 Blazer/S-15 Jimmy/Bravada
95-Up: 4WD S-10 Pickup/Sonoma/Blazer/Jimmy/Bravada
U - 88-96: Lumina APV/Trans Sport/Silhouette
97-Up: Venture/Trans Sport/Silhouette
V - 88-91: 4WD Blazer/Jimmy/Suburban/Crew Cab (old-style body)
Wow! you really know gm, alot of that info I'm not to interested in. 😛 Mostly only the time frame between the 60's to late 80's buick rwd cars and some other selected years of chevy, olds, and pontiac rwd. I'm not a fan of fwd cars.
The 75-79 Sevilles looked a lot like g bodies.
Caddy
My Buick
Over hangs are a bit off but the greenhouse looks very similar
Caddy
My Buick
Over hangs are a bit off but the greenhouse looks very similar
Are those 15" rally wheels?mybigwarwagon said:The 75-79 Sevilles looked a lot like g bodies.
Caddy
My Buick
Over hangs are a bit off but the greenhouse looks very similar
I Wish I Had Taken A Picture Of The Cadilac I Saw Yesterday. I Went To The Syracuse Nationals And Saw A Cadilac/El Camino. It Had The Front End Of A Full Size Cadilac, But Had A Full 8 Foot Bed. It was really unique Wish I Took a Picture So I Could Show You Guys...
There is a "custom" caddy truck in the next city by me. The day I went to take a pic the owner happened to be doing yard work out front and He didn't allow me to take a pic. :x But He did tell me about it. He said it was a regular brougham that was custom cut and converted. He said he was going to move it to the back. Till this day it still remains out front and unloved. I'll try and sneak by again one day and nab some shots to share.ElCamMan515 said:
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